The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-12
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Personal and Local.
Mr.. J. F. Dunno, local passenger agent OF
che Baltimore g. Ohio railroad, died at Cincin-
natl, yesterday from paralysis.
G. c, Waite, general manager of the c., 81. &
d., who is in need of rest is arranging mat
ters to spend month in CUBA.
w. G. Beale. attorney for the Pullman Car
Company spent yesterday in the city, looking
after legal matters in which the company is in
terested.
Williamson Plant who has been secretary OF
khe St. Louis, vandalia g. Terre Haute road
since the company was organized, died yester-
day at Greenyille. H., quite unexpectedly.
The railroad companies yesterday experienced
a good deal of trouble in moving trains, so oaoiy
wero the wires blown down by the hign WINDS.
Roads running north and south had the most
trouble
W. p johnson, the present general passenger
and ticket agent of the Lake Shore road, de-
clned to go to Cleveland as his home, but is 70
xemain with the company as its general west
srn agent at Chicago.
been abolished. Hereafter any engine will be
used to haul the Now it takes but four
days to pay off; formerly it took from twelve to
fifteen days for Paymaster Shepherd to make
his rounds.
The Joint arran cement between the ST Louis
& Chicago and the Decline for doing business
between Springfield. H., and st. Louis has gone
into effect. Two passenger trains are run daily
the new route each way and good freight
service is to be established at once.
1t is quite probable that Assistant General
Passenger Agent Richards, of the New York
Central, will be appointed general passenger
agent of the West Shore road, as, under the in
derstate-commerce BILL it is stated, the West
Shore is to be operated for all it is worth.
1t is said to be quite probable that the Chi
able to lease the Chicago & West Michigan road
on terms which will justify them in doing so
and on terms which will be just and equitable
to both interests Negotiations are still pend
ing.
Manager Conklin, OF the Terre Haute g. Pc
oria railroad, has made the following appoint
nents: Andrew Stevens, general freight and
ticket agent; e. A. West, cashier; Waiter M.
Strange. auditor; O. E. Grady. master of trans
porration. A. E. Sprader and Mr. Smith. for
Ener officials, retire.
The following changes in agencies on the Bee
line Indianapolis division, are to take effect to-
day: j. a. s. Keller, agent at Muncie Ind,
vice L. Shaw resigned; G. w. Hoover, ae ent at
Winchester, Ind. vice j. H. S. Keller. trans
ferred f. E. Vestal. agent at Versailles O., vice
Z. w. Hoover, transferred.
A telegram from Cleveland says that d. B.
Martin. as the Journal of yesterday stated, is
to be the general passenger agent of the Bee
line and Walter Nichols passenger agent of the
system at Indianapolis, will succeed Mr.. Martin
as general Western agent. with headquarters at
St Louis. 1t If said to be probable that Thomas
Peck, city passenger agent of the road, will sue
coed Mr.. Nichols as agent at Indianapolis
The Indiana Midland. having completed its
road to Lebanon, Ind, the treasurer Of that
cial of the road one-half Of the voted ubsdy
amounting to $23.5o0; the other half is to be
paid over soon as the track is completed across
the township, westward, steel rail for which has
49, Ill L. -
ground before March l. Itseems to be the nten-
ton OF the owners of the road to push it on to
The coal-helds west of Lebanon.
The net earnings Of the Chicago & Ohio River
railroad, formerly the Danvi!le, OInev & Ohio
River, from May to Nov. 30. were So 800 The
gross for the month Of December increased 81,
631, and for the year increased $16,3SO For
three weeks in January the gross increased 81,
Boz q. Il. Henderson, general manager of the
road, deserves much credit for what he has done
to bring ihis property out of its wretched fnan-
cial condition and what he has done with limited
means to improve the road and equipments
William s. Hook, of Jacksonville, ILL.,, to-
gether with four other gentlemen, have leased
from Receiver Cooley, of the Wabash railway,
the Peoria. Pekn 81 Jacksonville branch, and
the Springfield and the Northwestern branch of
the Wabash. These Ave men constitute the
board of directors and are the head and repre-
sentatves of syndicate which is to be known
as the Chicago, Peoria & st. Louis Railway Com
pany The organization will have capital
stock Of So. 600, 0OO The principal office and
headquarters will be in jacksonville.
In commenting the Lake Shores wise Sc
lection of general passenger agent, A. ]. Smith,
the Cleveland Leader says: 'The nature of the
qualifications of a general passenger agent have
changed greatly during the past few years.
Formerly proficiency in the ticket department
was the great desideratum, and the expert gen
tral passenger agent was he who could compute
rate with accuracy and dispatch, but
how general passenger agent is de-
sired who can court business: who can gc
out in the world and represent the company to
Its pecuniary advantage Mr.. Smith is admir-
ably fitted for this work. He is very popular
with passenger agents wherever he meets them
is fertile in resource, and quick and original in
forming plans"
The Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul road has
fired the first gun In thu Interstate commerce
laws warfare on the railways and has issued 1
circular cutting off all passes, except those Of
railway employees There is feeling, which i,
shared by some prominent railway men, tina,
some OF the railroad arrangements are disposed
to place more Importance to the Transportation
clause of the bill, so far as the issuing of passes
Is concerned. than should be. As one presiden,
puts it, when any act of Congress SAYS that
cannot give free transportain to my own family
or to a friend. II disposed so to do, over my own
road, they interfere with my personal rights
and such law could not be constitutional" The
law. as ne understood it, simply means that M
passes should be issued to influence legislation
or to shippers to influence business.
There are features connected with the move
ments OF the Baltimore & Ohio Express Compa
ny which indicate that it is extending its system
mainly for the purpose of selling il out to som,
other company at q profit 1t acquired the Gin
cinnati Southern few weeks ago by paying A
ercent of the gross express earnings and guar
anteeing minimum rental to the railroad com
pany OF $4,000 year. The United State
Company, which had been operating these lines
refused to take them at these terms. The B. &
o. also secured tho G.. H. s. D. by ootbiddin,
the United States The latter had been payinl
the G., II. Il D. dollar ton between Toledo &
Cincinnati, which amounted to from 40 to so ne
cent OF the gross express earnings. which is
very large rental to pay. The B. & o. mus
have offered better rate to secure the business
Some of our best and most cautious railwa,
managers are giving a good deal of thoupht 4